donacionesvsdotacionesWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

“donaciones” and “dotaciones” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#7,297
“donaciones” frequency rank
#40,782
“dotaciones” frequency rank
48079
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature donaciones dotaciones
Definition Forma del plural de donación. Forma del plural de dotación.

Where the eye mixes donaciones and dotaciones

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.

10 ch
donaciones
10 ch
dotaciones

Look-alike desk: donaciones vs dotaciones

A purely visual mix-up. donaciones ([d̪onaˈsjones]) and dotaciones ([d̪ot̪aˈsjones]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - n in “donaciones” becomes t in “dotaciones”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48079, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

donaciones is recorded at frequency rank #7,297, classified as anoun, pronounced [d̪onaˈsjones]. dotaciones is at rank #40,782, tagged as anoun, pronounced [d̪ot̪aˈsjones].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 48079, this pair ranks #116,452 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of donaciones vs dotaciones

Shared letters: acdeinos. Private to "donaciones": -. Private to "dotaciones": t.

"donaciones" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVVCVC  ·  "dotaciones" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • donacionesddonaciones · dnoaciones · doanciones · donacciones · donacinoes · donacioens · donacioness · donacionnes
  • dotacionesddotaciones · doatciones · dotacciones · dotacinoes · dotacioens · dotacioness · dotacionnes · dotacionse

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "donaciones" and "dotaciones" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([d̪onaˈsjones] versus [d̪ot̪aˈsjones]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "donaciones" vs "dotaciones" - which ranks higher?
"donaciones" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,297 in our Spanish list, against #40,782 for "dotaciones". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "donaciones" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "dotaciones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #116,452 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "donaciones" and "dotaciones" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dotación vs dotaciones". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #116,452 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list